18.1 Scheduled Holidays

The District agrees to provide all regular permanent and probationary members in the bargaining unit with fourteen (14) paid holidays per school year.

18.2 Additional Holidays

Every day declared by the President of the United States or Governor of California as a public fast, mourning, Thanksgiving, or holiday, which requires that schools be closed, or any day declared by the Governing Board under Education Code Sections 1318 or 37222, or their successors, shall also be a paid holiday for all unit members.

18.3 Holiday Eligibility

Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a unit member must be in a paid status on the working day immediately preceding or succeeding the holiday period to be paid for the holiday.